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‘Tripping With Nils Frahm:’ Four Sweaty Nights Captured Onscreen With The Neo Classical Composer
The new concert film, shot in 2018, shows one of the stars of the electronic and indie classical worlds in his element: a homebrewed nest of traditional and modern instruments working together. Continue Reading ‘Tripping With Nils Frahm:’ Four Sweaty Nights Captured Onscreen With The Neo Classical Composer
NEA Heritage Fellow Suni Paz Sings For Children And The Have-Nots
One of the first artists to introduce North American audiences to her style of Latin American music, the folk singer was named a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow. Continue Reading NEA Heritage Fellow Suni Paz Sings For Children And The Have-Nots
StoryCorps Northwest: She Became A Counselor After Two Sons Died By Suicide
Catherine Perusse is a counselor in Sandpoint, Idaho, who knows first-hand about the devastation of suicide: Two of her sons died of self-inflected death six years apart. In this episode of StoryCorps Northwest, Catherine and her daughter, Ali Bretthauer of Moscow, Idaho, share how the deaths changed their lives. Continue Reading StoryCorps Northwest: She Became A Counselor After Two Sons Died By Suicide
Provocation And Follow-Through: ‘Transformative’ Soprano Julia Bullock Talks With Lara Downes
The thoughtful soprano believes that art is good at questioning, challenging and provoking. But the real question, she says, is: “What happens after the provocation?” Continue Reading Provocation And Follow-Through: ‘Transformative’ Soprano Julia Bullock Talks With Lara Downes
Owen Pallett Layers Instruments, Voice And His Own Story For An NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The talented Canadian composer and songwriter creates an ensemble in their bedroom for our Tiny Desk quarantine series. Continue Reading Owen Pallett Layers Instruments, Voice And His Own Story For An NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
A Tense New Classical Work Bottles The Feeling Of A Police Stop
Pulitzer-winning composer Anthony Davis based You Have The Right To Remain Silent, released this week as a virtual performance, on his own experience with police. Continue Reading A Tense New Classical Work Bottles The Feeling Of A Police Stop
